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Students to honor the behind-the-scenes workers who care for UNC

By Kaitlyn Green | January 19

A group of UNC students is working to recognize the behind-the-scenes workers who take care of the University.

Carolina Dining Service has noticeably changed the recipe and altered the taste of the M&M cookies served in the dining halls on campus.

How the cookie crumbles: Dining hall looking for new M&M cookie distributor

By Malin Curry | January 19

For some students, the return to UNC from Winter Break was marked by a small tragedy — the M&M cookies at Rams Head and Lenoir dining halls are ...

A senior is attempting to finish her last semester at UNC without the help of her parents after coming out as gay at the end of fall semester.

Gay senior fights to finance her last semester after being cut off by parents

By Rachel Jones | January 19

Warm beams of winter sunlight streamed into C’s North Campus dorm room on the morning of her last first day of classes.

Anonymous reporting and a culture of silence: Why so few hazing reports result in sanctions

By Kelly Jasiura | January 18

Few hazing reports against Greek organizations result in disciplinary action for the offending group, according to information collected by the University. ...

Soledad O'Brien honors Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with celebration speech

By Dhvani Bhatia | January 18

In her keynote speech, award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien challenged the audience to draw upon Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and apply it ...

(From left) First-years Cameron Fulton, Henry McKeand and Michael Bono practice their raps before the first round of their hall's rap battle tournament.

Students in Everett dorm began a hall-wide rap battle in the fall

By Madeleine Fraley | January 18

Tonight, at 10:30 p.m., in the first floor lounge of Everett Residence Hall, about 30 residents will kick off their second community-wide rap battle of ...

Christopher Clemens (left), Richard McLaughlin, Christian Iliadis, Kevin Guskiewicz cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the Physics and Math Center in Phillips Hall.

New physics and math help center is a modern addition to Phillips Hall

By Danielle Bush | January 18

The dual Physics/Math Help Center opened its doors in Phillips Hall on Tuesday as a place for help and studying. The former electronics lab is open daily ...

Edible Campus, with one site in front of Davis Library, works to help students know where their food is coming from.

Edible Campus initiative plans for more growth in spring

By Eva Ellenburg | January 18

A demonstration garden, student internships and academic course collaborations are just a few of the Edible Campus plans for this spring semester.

GPSF hears about five-year plan for the graduate school at Tuesday meeting

By Nic Rardin | January 18

The Graduate and Professional Student Federation met Tuesday for the first time since its split from the undergraduate student government to talk about ...

Student Congress committees discuss new funding bill and student government split

By Aaron Redus | January 18

On Tuesday night, three of the Student Government committees — finance, oversight and advocacy and rules and judiciary — met to discuss plans for ...

Class registration at UNC used to require waiting in lines, signing up over the phone

By Molly Looman | January 17

Class registration has always been a source of stress for students at UNC.

UNC Archivist Nicholas Graham works on preserving UNC history through the many documents and artifacts that come through his office in Wilson Library. Here he looks over an archived copy of The Daily Tar Heel from 1951 for an upcoming exhibit.

A day in the life of University archivist: Giving value to ignored voices

By Paige Nehls | January 17

This is part of a series exploring the day-to-day lives of a University employee.

New UNC club starts conversations with bacon

By Allie Mobley | January 17

Junior Jack Joyce founded Bacon of the Month Club at UNC in the fall of 2016 in hopes of providing a space for other students passionate about bacon.

Logan Gin, a senior biology and political science major, said "Navigating UNC can be difficult in normal conditions, let alone in the snow."

Wintry weather presents different challenges for UNC students with disabilities

By Colleen Moir | January 13

For junior Chris Corsi, snowfall means extra effort.

Q&A with MLK Keynote student coordinator Jay Peterkin

By Anish Bhatia | January 13

During the week of Jan. 15, UNC will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with several events and activities.

UNC's Be a Maker program welcomes puppetmaster as its 'maker-in-residence'

By Kaitlyn Green | January 13

This semester, UNC’s Be A Maker program is welcoming puppet-making master Donovan Zimmerman as its Maker-In-Residence.

Jeff Lee, owner and beekeeper of Lee's Bees, removes a tray of bees from their hive.

UNC students form un-bee-lievable new apiculture club

By Nic Rardin | January 13

Sophomores Nissa Coit and Marc Brunton plan to cause quite the buzz with their new organization, the Carolina Beekeeping Club.

Research roundup for Jan. 12, 2017

By Jamie Gwaltney and Sofia Edelman | January 12

UNC researchers have developed a medicine delivery technique using light that can target specific parts of the body.

Update to Sakai makes the site more mobile friendly

By Kayla Drake | January 12

UNC Information Technology Services gave Sakai an update on Dec. 20 to include new features to improve efficiency and help users navigate the website. ...

Dr. Smithies, Nobel Prize winner and UNC professor, spoke at a ceremony in Davis library honoring his and Dr. Sancar's achievements, a fellow UNC professor and Nobel Prize winner.

Nobel prize winner Oliver Smithies dies at 91

By Acy Jackson | January 12

For Oliver Smithies, UNC’s first Nobel Prize-winning full time faculty member, science was not just a job.